Where do the natural harmonics fall on the bass guitar?
Do harmonics work the same on bass guitar as what is the case with regular guitar ie natural harmonics at 7 and 12 frets or is it different on the bass?
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Do harmonics work the same on bass guitar as what is the case with regular guitar ie natural harmonics at 7 and 12 frets or is it different on the bass?
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asked 2 hours ago
Neil MeyerNeil Meyer
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There are many more than that, both on any guitar and any bass guitar. 12th, 7th, 5th, 9th, 17th, 19th, 24th...
– Tim
13 mins ago
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Do harmonics work the same on bass guitar as what is the case with regular guitar ie natural harmonics at 7 and 12 frets or is it different on the bass?
guitar bass-guitar harmonics
asked 2 hours ago
Neil MeyerNeil Meyer
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Do harmonics work the same on bass guitar as what is the case with regular guitar ie natural harmonics at 7 and 12 frets or is it different on the bass?
guitar bass-guitar harmonics
guitar bass-guitar harmonics
asked 2 hours ago
Neil MeyerNeil Meyer
8,89722649
asked 2 hours ago
Neil MeyerNeil Meyer
8,89722649
asked 2 hours ago
Neil MeyerNeil Meyer
8,89722649
asked 2 hours ago
Neil MeyerNeil Meyer
8,89722649
asked 2 hours ago
Neil MeyerNeil Meyer
8,89722649
8,89722649
There are many more than that, both on any guitar and any bass guitar. 12th, 7th, 5th, 9th, 17th, 19th, 24th...
– Tim
13 mins ago
add a comment |
There are many more than that, both on any guitar and any bass guitar. 12th, 7th, 5th, 9th, 17th, 19th, 24th...
– Tim
13 mins ago
There are many more than that, both on any guitar and any bass guitar. 12th, 7th, 5th, 9th, 17th, 19th, 24th...
– Tim
13 mins ago
There are many more than that, both on any guitar and any bass guitar. 12th, 7th, 5th, 9th, 17th, 19th, 24th...
– Tim
13 mins ago
add a comment |
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It's the same as on a guitar. Harmonics occur at even divisions of the string length. Half the string is the location of the 12th fret. This produces a harmonic at twice the frequency of the open string, which is one octave higher.
Dividing the string into thirds, which is at the 7th fret, produces the fifth of the 12th fret harmonic. (Halfway between the 7th fret and the bridge, at the 19th fret, you'll find the same harmonic.)
This continues to work up the harmonic series. If you divide the string in equal fourths (which occur at the 5th and 24th frets), you'll get a pitch two octaves higher than the open string.
By dividing a string, you can find these same harmonics on any stringed instrument, though you don't necessarily have frets as a convenient reference.
answered 1 hour ago
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+1, great answer. Two additions. (1) even through in theory the number is infinite there are audible at least 3 more audible ones, 2 between the 3rd and 4th fret (you get M3 and another 5th) and one more before the 3rd fret that is close to a b7. So you get the entire Dom7 arpeggio. (2) The true harmonics will not really lie exactly at frets 5 and 7 (12 will) due to a small dependency between just and equal tempered tuning.
– ggcg
22 mins ago
@ggcg - you just beat me to it. Was going to add there's what is very close to a full octave scale around the two and a quarter fret and the second fret. Plucking very close to the bridge will make them stand out better.
– Tim
18 mins ago
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It's the same as on a guitar. Harmonics occur at even divisions of the string length. Half the string is the location of the 12th fret. This produces a harmonic at twice the frequency of the open string, which is one octave higher.
Dividing the string into thirds, which is at the 7th fret, produces the fifth of the 12th fret harmonic. (Halfway between the 7th fret and the bridge, at the 19th fret, you'll find the same harmonic.)
This continues to work up the harmonic series. If you divide the string in equal fourths (which occur at the 5th and 24th frets), you'll get a pitch two octaves higher than the open string.
By dividing a string, you can find these same harmonics on any stringed instrument, though you don't necessarily have frets as a convenient reference.
answered 1 hour ago
trwtrw
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+1, great answer. Two additions. (1) even through in theory the number is infinite there are audible at least 3 more audible ones, 2 between the 3rd and 4th fret (you get M3 and another 5th) and one more before the 3rd fret that is close to a b7. So you get the entire Dom7 arpeggio. (2) The true harmonics will not really lie exactly at frets 5 and 7 (12 will) due to a small dependency between just and equal tempered tuning.
– ggcg
22 mins ago
@ggcg - you just beat me to it. Was going to add there's what is very close to a full octave scale around the two and a quarter fret and the second fret. Plucking very close to the bridge will make them stand out better.
– Tim
18 mins ago
add a comment |
It's the same as on a guitar. Harmonics occur at even divisions of the string length. Half the string is the location of the 12th fret. This produces a harmonic at twice the frequency of the open string, which is one octave higher.
Dividing the string into thirds, which is at the 7th fret, produces the fifth of the 12th fret harmonic. (Halfway between the 7th fret and the bridge, at the 19th fret, you'll find the same harmonic.)
This continues to work up the harmonic series. If you divide the string in equal fourths (which occur at the 5th and 24th frets), you'll get a pitch two octaves higher than the open string.
By dividing a string, you can find these same harmonics on any stringed instrument, though you don't necessarily have frets as a convenient reference.
answered 1 hour ago
trwtrw
1,902721
2
+1, great answer. Two additions. (1) even through in theory the number is infinite there are audible at least 3 more audible ones, 2 between the 3rd and 4th fret (you get M3 and another 5th) and one more before the 3rd fret that is close to a b7. So you get the entire Dom7 arpeggio. (2) The true harmonics will not really lie exactly at frets 5 and 7 (12 will) due to a small dependency between just and equal tempered tuning.
– ggcg
22 mins ago
@ggcg - you just beat me to it. Was going to add there's what is very close to a full octave scale around the two and a quarter fret and the second fret. Plucking very close to the bridge will make them stand out better.
– Tim
18 mins ago
add a comment |
It's the same as on a guitar. Harmonics occur at even divisions of the string length. Half the string is the location of the 12th fret. This produces a harmonic at twice the frequency of the open string, which is one octave higher.
Dividing the string into thirds, which is at the 7th fret, produces the fifth of the 12th fret harmonic. (Halfway between the 7th fret and the bridge, at the 19th fret, you'll find the same harmonic.)
This continues to work up the harmonic series. If you divide the string in equal fourths (which occur at the 5th and 24th frets), you'll get a pitch two octaves higher than the open string.
By dividing a string, you can find these same harmonics on any stringed instrument, though you don't necessarily have frets as a convenient reference.
answered 1 hour ago
trwtrw
1,902721
It's the same as on a guitar. Harmonics occur at even divisions of the string length. Half the string is the location of the 12th fret. This produces a harmonic at twice the frequency of the open string, which is one octave higher.
Dividing the string into thirds, which is at the 7th fret, produces the fifth of the 12th fret harmonic. (Halfway between the 7th fret and the bridge, at the 19th fret, you'll find the same harmonic.)
This continues to work up the harmonic series. If you divide the string in equal fourths (which occur at the 5th and 24th frets), you'll get a pitch two octaves higher than the open string.
By dividing a string, you can find these same harmonics on any stringed instrument, though you don't necessarily have frets as a convenient reference.
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+1, great answer. Two additions. (1) even through in theory the number is infinite there are audible at least 3 more audible ones, 2 between the 3rd and 4th fret (you get M3 and another 5th) and one more before the 3rd fret that is close to a b7. So you get the entire Dom7 arpeggio. (2) The true harmonics will not really lie exactly at frets 5 and 7 (12 will) due to a small dependency between just and equal tempered tuning.
– ggcg
22 mins ago
@ggcg - you just beat me to it. Was going to add there's what is very close to a full octave scale around the two and a quarter fret and the second fret. Plucking very close to the bridge will make them stand out better.
– Tim
18 mins ago
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+1, great answer. Two additions. (1) even through in theory the number is infinite there are audible at least 3 more audible ones, 2 between the 3rd and 4th fret (you get M3 and another 5th) and one more before the 3rd fret that is close to a b7. So you get the entire Dom7 arpeggio. (2) The true harmonics will not really lie exactly at frets 5 and 7 (12 will) due to a small dependency between just and equal tempered tuning.
– ggcg
22 mins ago
@ggcg - you just beat me to it. Was going to add there's what is very close to a full octave scale around the two and a quarter fret and the second fret. Plucking very close to the bridge will make them stand out better.
– Tim
18 mins ago
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+1, great answer. Two additions. (1) even through in theory the number is infinite there are audible at least 3 more audible ones, 2 between the 3rd and 4th fret (you get M3 and another 5th) and one more before the 3rd fret that is close to a b7. So you get the entire Dom7 arpeggio. (2) The true harmonics will not really lie exactly at frets 5 and 7 (12 will) due to a small dependency between just and equal tempered tuning.
– ggcg
22 mins ago
+1, great answer. Two additions. (1) even through in theory the number is infinite there are audible at least 3 more audible ones, 2 between the 3rd and 4th fret (you get M3 and another 5th) and one more before the 3rd fret that is close to a b7. So you get the entire Dom7 arpeggio. (2) The true harmonics will not really lie exactly at frets 5 and 7 (12 will) due to a small dependency between just and equal tempered tuning.
– ggcg
22 mins ago
@ggcg - you just beat me to it. Was going to add there's what is very close to a full octave scale around the two and a quarter fret and the second fret. Plucking very close to the bridge will make them stand out better.
– Tim
18 mins ago
@ggcg - you just beat me to it. Was going to add there's what is very close to a full octave scale around the two and a quarter fret and the second fret. Plucking very close to the bridge will make them stand out better.
– Tim
18 mins ago
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There are many more than that, both on any guitar and any bass guitar. 12th, 7th, 5th, 9th, 17th, 19th, 24th...
– Tim
13 mins ago